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$55.00
1c29a/12

German Aircraft of the First World War


GRAY, PETER & THETFORD, OWEN

Second edition. Super octavo, blue cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edge blue, frontispiece, xxxviii + 600pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning to page edges) in illus d/w VG+ (moderate tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Putnam 1970

KEYWORDS: aircraft aviation planes world war one ww1 wwi aeronautical military history

$38.50
xxgnb167602

Ferry Command


MCVICAR, DON & WILLIAMS, L.R.

Octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing Ltd 1981

KEYWORDS: history military aviation ww2 world war 2 two second aeroplane deliveries North America UK drawings

$145.00
1c29a/19

A Passion for Flight - New Zealand Aviation Before the Great War


Volume 1 - Ideas, first flight attempts and the aeronauts 1868 -1909, Volume 2 - Aero clubs, aeroplanes, aviators and aeronauts 1910 - 1914, Volume 3 - The Joe Hammond story and military beginnings 1910 - 1914

MARTYN, ERROL W.

3 x volume set, signed, dated and inscribed by author. Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, white and biege lettering to covers, 184pp & 320pp & 208pp, illus, Near FINE (light scuff to vol3 front cover, v. slight soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Volplane Press 2012 & 2013

KEYWORDS: history aviations aeronauts aeroplanes aviators joe hammond flight new zealand aviation nz

$95.00
1c29a/26

A Clasp for The Few - New Zealanders with the Battle of Britain Clasp


WYNN, KENNETH G.

Signed & numbered limited edition, less common in hardcover, super octavo, blue cloth heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, frontispiece, xiv+ 470pp, illus, VG (light wear to board edges, gilt lettering fading) in illus d/w VG (light tanning and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Kenneth G. Wynn 1981

KEYWORDS: biography air crew aviation pilots r.a.f raf nz new zealand history battle of britain

$20.00
1c29a/27

Alone in the Sky


BATTEN, JEAN

Super octavo, navy heavy cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, iv + 190pp, illus - plates to centre, Near FINE (slight bruising to lower spine extrem) in illus d/w VG+ (heavy sun fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Technical Books NZ 1979

KEYWORDS: memoir biography jean batten aviation pilot history new zealand nz

$100.00
1c29a/35

Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951-52


BRIDGMAN, LEONARD (ed)

Large quarto, dark blue heavy cloth boards, gilt tooling to spine and boards, gilt decoration (plane) to front cover, eps adverts, 90pp adverts + i + 9pp addenda + Part A22 pp + Part B61pp + Part C 293pp + Part D80pp + Part E5pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine, spine extrems and board edges)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd 1952

KEYWORDS: aircraft aviation aeroplane memorabilia vintage adverts 50s

$60.00
1c29a/37

Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1972- 1973


TAYLOR, JOHN W. R.(ed)

Large quarto, dark blue heavy cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and boards, fep adverts, 67pp adverts + 798pp, illus, VG+ (v. slight soiling to boards) in illus d/w VG (light/moderate soiling to covers, light chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd 1973

KEYWORDS: aircraft aviation aeroplane memorabilia vintage adverts 70s

$30.00
xxgqg167688

The Leading Edge


BOYNE, WALTER J.

Imperial octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Macdonald Orbis Ltd 1987

KEYWORDS: history aviation evolution design manufacture developments inventors inventions photos black & white colour color

$45.00
1d30b/55

Flying Boats: The J-Class Yachts of Aviation


MARSHALL, IAN

Oblong quarto, blue heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 136pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & soiling to edges, light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Howell Press 2002

KEYWORDS: aviation transport transportation flying boats nautical maritime art Ian Marshall illustrated

$60.00
1d30b/64

Vickers Aircraft


ANDREWS, C. F. & MORGAN, E. B.

Super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 593pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edgesprev. owner's small name label to fep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Putnam/Conway Maritime Press 1988

KEYWORDS: military aviation history engineering Vickers aircraft illustrated

$35.00
xxfvc167750

Aircraft Propulsion - A Review of the Evolution of Aircraft Piston Engines Vol1 No 4


FAYETTE TAYLOR, C.

9 glossy photographic prints of various engines loosely enclosed with correspondence between historian Maurice Hendry & Smithsonian curator loosely enclosed. Imperial octavo, soft cover (Tatty); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institute 1971

KEYWORDS: maurice hendry smithsonian aircraft aviation piston engines

$60.00
1i32b/1

Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings 1935-45 Vol 1


MERRICK, K. A. & PENTLAND, GEOFFREY (Illus)

THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, orange heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 164pp, illlus, VG (moderate bruising & disclouration to board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, tatty (very heavy chipping with some loss to edges- esp. the top spine, moderate chafing to covers, moderate foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Kookaburra Technical Publications 1973

KEYWORDS: luftwaffe German military history aviation illustrated camouflage markings engineering

$40.00
1i32b/3

The Mighty Eighth: Units, Men and Machines (A History of the US 8th Air Force)


FREEMAN, ROGER A. & RABBETS, JOHN B. (Illus)

REVISED EDITION, quarto, maroon heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 311pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light staining to boards, light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, date in ink to copyright page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light staining & chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Jane's Publishing Company 1986

KEYWORDS: US America aviation military history fighter planes mighty eighth US 8th Air Force illustrated

$18.50
xxkze167829

That Eternal Summer : Unknown Stories from the Battle of Britain


BARKER, RALPH

Octavo, hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Collins 1990

KEYWORDS: history aviation military ww2 world war 2 two second battle of britain aeroplane fighters photos black & white

$20.00
xxkze167830

Divine Thunder : The Life and Death of the Kamikazes


MILLOT, BERNARD & BAIR, LOWELL (trans)

Octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co Ltd 1971

KEYWORDS: history aviation military ww2 world war 2 two second Japan Japanese kamikaze aeroplane suicide bombers maps photos black & white

$19.50
xxkze167832

Air Bombardment : The Story of its Development


SAUNDBY, SIR ROBERT

Super octavo, hardcover (VG) in d/w (SCRUFFY); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1961

KEYWORDS: aviation air force military history war bomber air bombardment

$15.00
xxkza167858

Vertical Take - Off : The Inside Story of British Areospace's Comeback From Crisis to World Class


EVANS, SIR RICHARD & PRICE, COLIN

Super octavo, hardcover (NEAR FINE) in d/w (NEAR FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Nichiolas Brealey Publishing Ltd 1999

KEYWORDS: history aviation Britain British Aerospace Company financial disaster comeback bullet points tables charts results

$75.00
1i32b/26

Bases of Bomber Command: Then and Now


FREEMAN, ROGER A.

Quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps& prelims, 360pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light indentations to front board) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Battle Of Britain International Ltd 2003

KEYWORDS: raf aviation military history illustrated war bases airfields

$17.50
xxkwb167951

Sharks Over China - The 23rd Fighter Group in World War II


MOLESWORTH, CARL

Super octavo, soft cover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Brassey's 1999

KEYWORDS: army air forces aviation 23rd fighter group worl war two ww2 wwii

$15.00
xxkwb167954

Heathrow - Chicago


STEWART, STANLEY

Super octavo, soft cover (Near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan Ltd 1989

KEYWORDS: aviation heathriow chicago flying flights planes flight path

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